The 2026 NFL Draft is slated to be loaded with talented quarterbacks, and Clemson Tigers star Cade Klubnik is projected to be one of the best of the bunch. In fact, Sam Khan Jr. and Antonio Morales of The Athletic recently ranked Klubnik as the top signal-caller in the country heading into the 2025 college football season,

Cade Klubnik read the comments on social media. It was all coming to a head after Klubnik's sophomore season in 2023, a year in which the Tigers struggled early but closed with five straight wins to finish 9-4.

One of college football's Heisman frontrunners to start the 2025 season, Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik would've likely never been in this position if not for Tigers coach Dabo Swinney. Klubnik credits Swinney for walking him off the transfer portal ledge earlier in his career after the former five-star prospect's starting tenure began with a bevy of detractors in 2023 during his sophomore season.